Software Engineering Starter Lab: Chatbots with AI Features

In this 3-hour workshop, you will learn the basics of Discord bot programming in C#. You will discover how the bot responds to messages, executes commands, and processes or generates texts using external AI services. Step by step, we will guide you through the setup, safe handling of tokens, and integration of AI APIs. By the end, you will have a functional Discord AI bot that you can directly deploy on a server. No prior knowledge is required. The workshop is perfect for beginners who want to learn programming and AI applications in a hands-on manner.